Willdan Group (WLDN) Competitors $38.09 +0.10 (+0.26%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WLDN vs. RAMP, ASTH, DFIN, APLD, XMTR, GDRX, UPBD, STGW, NEO, and PHRShould you be buying Willdan Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Willdan Group include LiveRamp (RAMP), Astrana Health (ASTH), Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN), Applied Digital (APLD), Xometry (XMTR), GoodRx (GDRX), Upbound Group (UPBD), Stagwell (STGW), NeoGenomics (NEO), and Phreesia (PHR). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Willdan Group vs. LiveRamp Astrana Health Donnelley Financial Solutions Applied Digital Xometry GoodRx Upbound Group Stagwell NeoGenomics Phreesia LiveRamp (NYSE:RAMP) and Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. Does the media prefer RAMP or WLDN? In the previous week, LiveRamp had 9 more articles in the media than Willdan Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for LiveRamp and 4 mentions for Willdan Group. Willdan Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat LiveRamp's score of 0.20 indicating that Willdan Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LiveRamp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Willdan Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, RAMP or WLDN? LiveRamp has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willdan Group has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RAMP or WLDN? Willdan Group received 111 more outperform votes than LiveRamp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.17% of users gave LiveRamp an outperform vote while only 66.51% of users gave Willdan Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLiveRampOutperform Votes16770.17% Underperform Votes7129.83% Willdan GroupOutperform Votes27866.51% Underperform Votes14033.49% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RAMP or WLDN? 93.8% of LiveRamp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Willdan Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of LiveRamp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Willdan Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, RAMP or WLDN? LiveRamp has higher revenue and earnings than Willdan Group. Willdan Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiveRamp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLiveRamp$659.66M3.18$11.88M$0.05643.05Willdan Group$510.10M1.05$10.93M$1.6323.37 Is RAMP or WLDN more profitable? Willdan Group has a net margin of 3.97% compared to LiveRamp's net margin of 0.40%. Willdan Group's return on equity of 13.84% beat LiveRamp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LiveRamp0.40% 1.25% 0.98% Willdan Group 3.97%13.84%6.89% Do analysts prefer RAMP or WLDN? LiveRamp presently has a consensus target price of $39.71, indicating a potential upside of 23.54%. Willdan Group has a consensus target price of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.64%. Given Willdan Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Willdan Group is more favorable than LiveRamp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LiveRamp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Willdan Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryWilldan Group beats LiveRamp on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Willdan Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WLDN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WLDN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWilldan GroupEngineering services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$500.73M$4.92B$7.16B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A1.16%2.33%4.04%P/E Ratio23.3716.5528.5017.34Price / Sales1.051.7295.0778.66Price / Cash13.4630.7129.1435.97Price / Book2.603.936.194.79Net Income$10.93M$159.39M$134.52M$225.00M7 Day Performance7.45%3.78%1.26%1.52%1 Month Performance-1.73%1.37%5.82%4.68%1 Year Performance100.58%43.36%24.08%20.89% Willdan Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WLDNWilldan Group4.9529 of 5 stars$38.09+0.3%$49.00+28.6%+108.4%$500.73M$510.10M23.371,616Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsRAMPLiveRamp4.2876 of 5 stars$29.07-0.9%$39.71+36.6%-12.9%$1.90B$707.17M581.521,400Gap UpASTHAstrana Health3.981 of 5 stars$30.57+3.7%$63.67+108.3%N/A$1.72B$1.72B23.521,800Short Interest ↓DFINDonnelley Financial Solutions2.5575 of 5 stars$59.04+1.5%$76.33+29.3%+1.9%$1.70B$802.10M18.451,900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageAPLDApplied Digital3.1901 of 5 stars$7.80-5.9%$11.14+42.9%+73.5%$1.65B$189.96M-6.67121Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpXMTRXometry2.159 of 5 stars$32.70-2.5%$33.33+1.9%+6.3%$1.62B$525.13M-31.14790Insider TradeGap DownGDRXGoodRx4.1195 of 5 stars$4.23-7.0%$8.38+98.0%-27.8%$1.61B$790.39M-141.00950Short Interest ↓UPBDUpbound Group4.7953 of 5 stars$28.93-0.7%$39.17+35.4%-8.1%$1.58B$4.26B19.9512,970News CoveragePositive NewsSTGWStagwell3.934 of 5 stars$6.01+1.2%$8.50+41.4%+2.7%$1.58B$2.71B20.7013,000News CoverageNEONeoGenomics3.0965 of 5 stars$12.27-16.9%$20.30+65.4%-8.1%$1.57B$644.12M-20.112,100High Trading VolumePHRPhreesia4.2593 of 5 stars$26.31-1.4%$31.00+17.8%+13.5%$1.53B$405.14M-17.901,438Insider TradeNews CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LiveRamp Competitors Astrana Health Competitors Donnelley Financial Solutions Competitors Applied Digital Competitors Xometry Competitors GoodRx Competitors Upbound Group Competitors Stagwell Competitors NeoGenomics Competitors Phreesia Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WLDN) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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